Monday, February 26, 2007

Abdel update

For those of you still interested in the imprisonment of Egyptian blogger Abdel Kareem Suleiman, look at Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders or Human Rights Watch for condemnation of the Egyptian authorities.

I was flabbergasted to learn today that Egypt has applied to the UN to host the 2009 Internet Governance Forum. Now I know the golden sands of the Red Sea and a day-trip to Giza must be tempting for those UN types, but if Cairo’s bid is successful the UN will have made a mockery of press freedom.

Democratic nations with influence in the UN must not allow this to happen.

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